independence

Other forms of independence

plural

independences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about independence

What does independence mean?

independence means "freedom from control or influence of another or others". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in independence?

independence has 4 syllables: in-de-pen-dence. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/.

What is another word for independence?

Close synonyms include independency. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is independence a common word?

independence is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with independence?

2 words rhyme with independence. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.